Top 10 NCAA softball players entering the 2024 season
4. Jayda Coleman, OF, Oklahoma
Oklahoma returns a plethora of talent as usual in 2024 and Coleman stands out at the top. Coleman will be entering her fourth season with the Sooners and is the reigning Big 12 Player of the Year. Last season, the 5-foot-9 outfielder hit .408 with 17 home runs, 48 RBIs and 71 runs. She also had a .533 on-base percentage and a .788 slugging percentage. The numbers in 2023 were extremely consistent with what Coleman has done across each of her first three seasons in Norman as she holds a career .425 batting average, a .553 on-base percentage, and has had at least 61 hits and at least 71 runs each year. The main difference in her game last year was the added power, and that combined with her tremendous defense makes the three-time champ one of the top all-around players in the sport.
